Berserk: Ógon džidai hen III – Kórin
Scénario:
Ichirou OokouchiActeurs·trices:
Akio Ōtsuka, Aki Toyosaki, Miyuki Sawashiro, Nobuyuki Katsube, Yūki Kaji, Ayana Taketatsu, Kazuki Yao, Takahiro Sakurai, 寿美菜子, Kenta Miyake (plus)Résumés(1)
The horrifying conclusion to the Golden Age unfolds in a magnificently violent nightmare, signifying the birth of a new era. It's been a year since Griffith's imprisonment by the Kingdom of Midland. Once praised as the saviours of Midland, the Band of the Hawk has been on the run and is on the brink of breaking apart. Much to everyone's surprise, Guts returns to the Hawks, and the search for Griffith begins! (Madman Entertainment)
(plus)Critiques (2)
Maximum rating for the whole remarkable trilogy; for the uncompromising brutality and unprecedented artwork, even for the manga genre. The main trio – Griffith, Guts and Casca – have a charisma that beats any real acting star, and their complex psychological development across the three episodes is a joy to watch. The dynamic fights do not spare blood, and the intimate scenes overflow with seductive atmosphere. But we would still be in the vein of a classic adventure story with historical realities, if it weren't for the second half of the third part. Those infernal scenes will bite into you in such a way that you won't forget it. I've always admired the Japanese for the low threshold of self-censorship they possess, and simply put: they don't give a shit, but the brutality and certain perversity of the grim visions in that memorable half hour is breathtaking. The last time I had a similar psychedelic experience with Japanese anime was ten years ago with the legendary Akira.
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When darkness surrounds the horizon and the Behelit show their true face, you can literally break apart, and yet the fates of everyone involved can only be altered at great cost. The deadly intensity of the increasingly depressing actions of the main characters takes your breath away, but because you can only watch the final act with great nervous tension, that's not enough for the highest rating this time around. Paradoxically, those destructive moments and fatally open ending were what pushed the Berserk series into legendary status in my eyes. Now, on the contrary, the knowledge of the inevitable hell depressed me greatly, and I wanted to get out of it as soon as possible, mainly so that so many years after watching the series I could finally find out what happened next. And it must be said that despite the fact that I learned everything I needed to know in a few shots and sentences, I remain satisfied. As the finale of a golden age trilogy, this amazes you; as the promise of (hopefully) better things to come, it's even better.
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